An initiative which helps prisoners and ex-offenders to turn their lives around has received extra funding from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.

The PCC took his proposals, which include an increase of 46 pence per week to the policing element of council tax (based on a Band D property), to a public meeting at County Hall this morning.

Norfolk’s PCC Lorne Green, will take his proposals for the 2019/20 policing budget to the county’s Police and Crime Panel next week.

The agenda for the PCC's first Police Accountability Forum of 2019 will focus on preventing offending, increasing visible policing and good stewardship of taxpayers' money.

The Sue Lambert Trust, which provides counselling, practical and emotional support to survivors of childhood sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, invited PCC Lorne Green to open its new premises.

As his consultation on the budget for policing Norfolk during 2019/20 reaches its halfway point, the PCC will be undertaking a series of visits to gather public views.

As Finn's Law is set to return to Parliamentary Committee this week, the PCC has written to local MPs asking for their support of the Bill, which seeks to protect police dogs and horses.

More than 40 members of the public attended the latest question and answer session hosted by Norfolk's PCC and Chief Constable.

PCC Lorne Green will soon have to decide whether to increase or freeze the policing element of council tax, and he wants to know what the Norfolk public thinks.

Norfolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable will be answering questions from the public at their first Q&A session of 2019 next month.